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Happy new year! I hope you didn’t party too hard to not be alive. I’d hate to die like that. It’s such a silly way to go. Since I am not the partying kind and since I could not get myself excited about it all and since I am crowd-phobic and most importantly since I am very very lazy, I stayed at home like I do every year and watched TV. I waited for “Sagalakala Vallavan” at 12 but none of the channels played it. I walked to the balcony and looked out. Bells were ringing and people were crowded around the little pillayar koil in the corner. Bikes were whizzing past. I saw fireworks in the distance. It was way too cold outside. I went to bed. That was my new year eve. To start off the year on a sweet note, here is pineapple kesari. I promise I didn’t eat more than 3 spoons. You have to trust me. I made it for others. I am still on the healthy eating challenge. As always, ever hopeful that I am, I make resolutions and plans for the new year. I hope this will be the year I begin to wake up early and be writing by the window in the early morning light, before everyone else wakes up. I hope this is the year I will reach my target weight. Here are some broad plans I have for the new year. Learn a new skill every month. There’s plenty of interesting stuff I’ve always wanted to learn and I believe pursuing something for a set period helps keep you creative and passionate about everything. Top of my mind are – learning to whistle, roller-skating, swimming & making sushi. Minimalism with stuff. This is something I’ve been practicing to some extent. I intend to continue. Clothes, books, toys, cosmetics – anything I don’t anticipate using in the next few months will need to go. Reading & writing every day. Visiting more temples. Experimenting more. I want to say yes to things that I am not really prepared for, that I am not good at. The key to making a ghee oozing, soft, ‘manal-manal’ consistency of kesari is keeping in mind the important ratios. 1:1:2:3 – Rava:Ghee:Sugar:Water. You’re adding as much ghee as rava. Don’t die yet. That’s the only way to get that melt in the mouth ghee-laden taste in... Continue reading →

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Welcome to Foodbetterbegood!
I am Jayanthi. I love to cook. I am the one who lingers on at a function to have a word with the caterer to ask him for the vathal kuzhambu recipe. I amass recipes and I covet my knives.
I love a good story. I believe everyone does. If you love stories, if you love good food, you are at the right place.
You’ll see snatches of my writing, my DIY attempts and antique love in this space. You’ll see good food and simple recipes and plenty of stories. Foodbetterbegood is my diary.